Treasury's funding freeze sparks calls for accountability from SAFTU and SALGA
In 2024/25, 116 municipalities, or 45%, adopted unfunded budgets.
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Since 2021/22, municipalities have incurred R24,12 billion in fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Over the same period, municipalities and their entities incurred R145,21bn in irregular expenditure, with R40,14bn incurred in 2024/25 alone.
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Since 2021/22, municipalities have incurred R24,12 billion in fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
according to IOL (Independent Online)Over the same period, municipalities and their entities incurred R145,21bn in irregular expenditure, with R40,14bn incurred in 2024/25 alone.
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